@LoginRequired()

    @HasPermissionAllDecorator('hg.admin')

    def __before__(self):

        c.search_scope_choices = self.search_scope_choices

        c.tls_reqcert_choices = self.tls_reqcert_choices

        c.tls_kind_choices = self.tls_kind_choices

        c.search_scope_cur = self.search_scope_default

        c.tls_reqcert_cur = self.tls_reqcert_default

        c.tls_kind_cur = self.tls_kind_default

        super(LdapSettingsController, self).__before__()

    def index(self):

        defaults = RhodeCodeSetting.get_ldap_settings()

        c.search_scope_cur = defaults.get('ldap_search_scope')

        c.tls_reqcert_cur = defaults.get('ldap_tls_reqcert')

        c.tls_kind_cur = defaults.get('ldap_tls_kind')

        return htmlfill.render(

                    render('admin/ldap/ldap.html'),

                    defaults=defaults,

                    encoding="UTF-8",

                    force_defaults=True,)

    def ldap_settings(self):

        """POST ldap create and store ldap settings"""

        _form = LdapSettingsForm([x[0] for x in self.tls_reqcert_choices],

                                 [x[0] for x in self.search_scope_choices],

                                 [x[0] for x in self.tls_kind_choices])()

        # check the ldap lib

        ldap_active = False

        try:

            import ldap

            ldap_active = True

        except ImportError:

            pass

        try:

            form_result = _form.to_python(dict(request.POST))

            try:

                for k, v in form_result.items():

                    if k.startswith('ldap_'):

                        if k == 'ldap_active':

                        setting = RhodeCodeSetting.get_by_name(k)

                        setting.app_settings_value = v

                        Session().add(setting)

                Session().commit()

                h.flash(_('LDAP settings updated successfully'),

                        category='success')

                if not ldap_active:

                    #if ldap is missing send an info to user

            except (DatabaseError,):

                raise

        except formencode.Invalid, errors:

            e = errors.error_dict or {}

            return htmlfill.render(

                render('admin/ldap/ldap.html'),

                defaults=errors.value,

                errors=e,

                prefix_error=False,

                encoding="UTF-8")

        except Exception:

            log.error(traceback.format_exc())

            h.flash(_('Error occurred during update of ldap settings'),

                    category='error')

        return redirect(url('ldap_home'))